WOMEN’S PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

The issue of women inequality in Nigeria in particular and Africa In general has been debated since the introduction of western formal education during the colonial period. Starting from the late 1950s and early 1960s, when many African countries acquired their political independence, this debate has taken a new dimension in local as well as international for a. what is really the place of women’s class and gender status in international organizations. The women as a group are the mothers and life-blood of the entire humanity, both in the past, Present and future. Women are the molders of characters to the new born babies, the first teacher, sustainers and maintainers of every household. This paper is an attempt to state the place of women in international organization arising from the following areas. The emergence of women I international organization, framework for the analysis, historical precursor, women’s major role of place in international organization and women’s organizations: types and methods. The activities of women in international organization started first as movements (such as feminism) and later, metamorphosed into organizations with clear-cut structures and objectives. This paper explores the role of women in international organization from a historiographic perspective. The problems imposed by the fact of analyzing women’s role in international organizations would lead us into a clarification of the auspice under which the issue is to be tackled. This necessitates a provision of an analytical frame work for the paper next will be historical antecedents to the role of women in international organizations. This gives way to the proper outline of the role of women in international organization. The last lap will be the summing up of the paper, in which the problems of women’s role in international organizations shall be considered while making some policy suggestion based on the fact of the case